robcourt82
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Interesting... I have 2 Drennan fd3000's and they have loads of little features that would make them perfect if the clutch was smooth and they didn't twist the line so much. I've also got 2 shimano aernos 3000's, they're a perfect size, the clutch is sublime but the anti reverse switch is in the worst place ever and is impossible to find even if you know where it is. The next reel I have that I've used on my matchpros is a really old team Daiwa x. It was one of the original small bodied front drag reels that sort of started off the trend to what most people use today. This is my favourite of the fixed spool reels
However if I had to put hand on heart and pick any of my reels to use on a matchpro fishing for roach on a river it would be my new style Abu 506 close face reel. I use mine on the wensum, britford and waggler fishing on the Thames and it just ticks all the boxes. It's light enough, compact enough, is simple to use, doesn't tangle, has a slightly slower retrieve so the hooklink doesn't spin up and you don't have to keep clicking a bale arm over. I absolutely love mine.
The only thing I would say is that I have 13,14+15ft rods and haven't ever tried them on anything shorter.
Hope that helps.
However if I had to put hand on heart and pick any of my reels to use on a matchpro fishing for roach on a river it would be my new style Abu 506 close face reel. I use mine on the wensum, britford and waggler fishing on the Thames and it just ticks all the boxes. It's light enough, compact enough, is simple to use, doesn't tangle, has a slightly slower retrieve so the hooklink doesn't spin up and you don't have to keep clicking a bale arm over. I absolutely love mine.
The only thing I would say is that I have 13,14+15ft rods and haven't ever tried them on anything shorter.
Hope that helps.